Coin-receptacle.



H. WEIL` COIN RECEPTACLE. APPucAToN mio AuG.24. '1916.

Patented Oct. 16, 1917.

HENRY WEIL, OF NEW YORK, INT. Y.

COIN-BECEPTACLE.

Specfication of Letters Patent.

Patented Qot. 16, 1917.

Application filed August 24, 1916. Serial No. 116,618.

To aZZ whom, it may concem:

Be it known that I, HENRY llfnin, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city, eounty, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful mprovements in Coin-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invontion relates to a coin receptacle of the type designed to prevent individual or unauthorized withdrawal of the inserted coins, being intended more particularly for use as a savings bank for small coins; or dime savings bank.

The invention has for an object the provision of a receptacle of this kind of cheap Construction which will prevent withdrawal of the coins by shaking the receptacle or otherwise.

For further comprehension -of the invention reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Figure l of the drawings is a face view, partly broken away to show the invention, of a coin receptacle embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a view partly side elevation and partly transverse section on the line 2--2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a view partly plan and partly horizontal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

My improved coin receptacle comprises a casing or shell 1. This casing as here shown is construeted of eXible material, such as cloth or leather, and consists of two sheets, 2 and 3, of such material secured together along their edges, as by the line of stitching 4, the casing thus constituting a bag closed both on sides and top and bottom.

Formed in one side wall, 2, of the casing is an opening or slot 5 for the insertion of coins, this opening being preferably of only suflicient size to permit of the insertion of the desired coins. Commnnicating with this slot or opening 5 is a chute 6 which extends into the receptacle, being preferably arranged to extend, in parallel relation to the wall 2, first laterally from said opening and then downwardly. I prefer the above described arrangement of coin slot and chute since it more completely insures against improper withdrawal of the coins, although other arrangements might be used with sat- Gopies of isfactory results. This chute is also preferably constructed of cloth, leather or other fiexible material, and may be secured in place by forming flaps 7 and S on the laterally extending end of the chute, with flaps extended through the opening in the wall 2 and stitched, as indicated at 9, to the wall 2 adjacent said opening, Which latter they serve to reinforce.

To prevent the flexible chute being drawn outwardly through the opening 5 or turned inside out to effect a withdrawal of the coins, the chute is preferably also secured to the casing at a point removed from the said opening, or adjacent the inner end of the chute, as indicated at 10.

It will be noted that the particular disposition of the ohute and the flexible nature thereof render it impossible to remove the coins by shaking the receptacle, this feature of preventing the unauthorized removal of the coins being obtained, as will be apparent, with a very simple and inexpensive construction.

If desired, the casing of the receptacle may be made of metal or other rigid material and may be given any desired shape or configuration. Various other changes and modiflcations not herein specified may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention and the right is therefore reserved to all such changes and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

l/Vhat I claim is:

1. A coin receptacle of the type described, comprising a closed bag made of flexible material and having a coin slot in one face thereof, and a chute of fiexible material leading inwardly from said slot parallel to the said face first sidewise and then downward between the opposite faces of the bag.

2. A coin receptacle of the type described, comprising a closed bag made of flexible material and having a coin slot in one face thereof, a chute of fiexible material leading inwardly from said slot parallel to the said face first sidewise and then downward between the opposite faces of the bag, and means attaching said chute to the bag at a point near the lower end of the chute.

Signed at the city, county and State of New York, this QQd day of August, 1916.

HENRY l/VEIL.

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